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Has anyone noticed that the metal sleeve inside the rear shock bushings is slightly larger than the factory bolt that is supposed to be re-used.

I was installing the rear suspension earlier and tightened the rear shocks by hand and noticed the shock would "wiggle" up and down. Obviously if you tighten the bolt enough to squeeze the bracket against the sleeve it won't move, but it doesn't seem right.

I have experienced this almost every time when installing lift/lowering kits, Where a bushing and bolt doesn't match up. It's very annoying, and I don't understand why it's so hard to get right. Always end up searching for different bolts/bushings to correct the problem.